Investigation of a Symptomatic Tick Bite Patient Confirms in and White-Footed Mice in Ashe County, North Carolina
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2023
Subject Area
Animals; Mice; Borrelia burgdorferi (genetics); Ixodes; Peromyscus; Lyme Disease (diagnosis, veterinary); North Carolina; Tick Bites (veterinary); Rodent Diseases
Abstract
In June 2021, a traveler to Ashe County, North Carolina, was bitten by an tick. The patient experienced axillary lymphadenopathy and an erythematous rash near the bite site. We confirmed stricto through PCR testing and DNA sequencing in the attached tick and later from mice trapped inside the cabin where the patient stayed.
Publication Title
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
Volume
23
Issue
2
First Page
81
Last Page
84
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1089/vbz.2022.0042
PubMed ID
36625860
E-ISSN
1557-7759
Language
eng
Citation Information
Clark, Kerry L. and Herman-Giddens, Marcia E., "Investigation of a Symptomatic Tick Bite Patient Confirms in and White-Footed Mice in Ashe County, North Carolina" (2023). UNF Faculty Research and Scholarship. 3217.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/unf_faculty_publications/3217